Non-Verbal Learning Disorder Is Not Currently a Distinct Diagnosis in DSM-IV-TR

Multiple Choice

Non-verbal learning disorder is not currently a distinct diagnosis in DSM-IV-TR but is believed to reflect ____ hemisphere dysfunction, manifesting as difficulties with_______________.

A) right ; formation and access of vocabulary memory and factual information
B) right ; verbal reasoning ; sequential reasoning ; pattern analysis and recognition
C) right ; tactile perception, psychomotor coordination, visual-spatial organization, adapting to new situations
D) left ; reduced verbal knowledge and problem solving, verbal memory, reading decoding
E) left ; pattern recognition ; learning and implementing language-based routines